| Since most of us need time to waste, I thought it | | | | 3. Never, never, never have an agenda. Agendas |
| would be beneficial to provide eight tips you must, | | | | create structure that can stifle tangents. |
| must, must incorporate into your meetings. They are | | | | 4. Leaders should do most if not all of the talking. |
| legend in most meetings and will help you waste as | | | | Since the leader knows best, it makes the most |
| much time as possible, I guarantee it! | | | | sense that he or she talk the most. |
| 1. Invite everyone. We all need to time to waste, and | | | | 5. Only those with "good" ideas should provide them. |
| you would not want to hurt anyone's feelings by not | | | | Anybody who submits a "stupid" idea should be |
| including them. However, be careful about inviting | | | | laughed at, mocked and generally spit upon. |
| people who might try to accomplish something during | | | | 6. Give people freedom to "multitask" during |
| the meeting. On the other hand, make sure you | | | | meetings. Let everyone know at the start of the |
| invite people who tell good jokes, like to goof around | | | | meeting that if they need to do other things such as |
| and are generally entertaining. | | | | texting, reading email or answering calls to go right |
| 2. Do not start the meeting until everyone has | | | | ahead. It will make the meeting all the more |
| arrived. Starting a meeting on time would be rude to | | | | productive for everyone. |
| those who are late. Plus starting a meeting late helps | | | | 7. Never make assignments. Assignments mean work |
| everyone feel more comfortable about being late | | | | will need to be done. |
| next time, which almost assures you will start the | | | | 8. Never end a meeting on time. Doing so means you |
| meeting late every time. | | | | did not apply items one through seven above! |